there is no scary horror game

Alright

>>386106537
But there are many horrible scary games.

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amnesia: the dark descent is scary

>>386106537
Entirely untrue. The problem is that horror is actually hard to set up because it requires getting into a player's head, seeding paranoia and discomfort, and then slowly letting that build.

Jumpscares on the other hand are easier, braindead, always get a quick reaction and are funnier for streamers, so the equally braindead game makers just load up a product with them and call it quits.

I mean hell look even at DS1/DS2 if you want horror and that shit had guns and the ability to fight back. I call you a filthy liar if when in DS2 they show Ishimura to you and say "Guess what shitlord, you're going baaaaack" you didn't clench your cheeks with the force of a thousand suns as the PTSD came rushing back. Then instead of instantly slamming you with bullshit, they slowly rise up the tension as you mutter "Fuck this fuck this seriously fuck this", spring the bullshit, then immediately drop back to suspense.

>>386106537
RE7 freaked me out the first time through. Everything about the kids' quarters was dread.

>>386106947
Fuck the sun

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>>386107139
>>386106947

>>386106537
They're not scary anymore because you grew up

>>386107246
worst thing is the fact that i knew the fucker will be in the kid's area, but forgot because of expecting damn little ammo eaters that pops out

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>>386106537
Hold on to your butts.

https://youtu.be/Bk9RiUoAoYU

Hold on to your butts.

>>386107912
>9:20

I'd have a heart attack

SOMA and Penumbra Black Plague freaked me right the fuck out

>>386107912
I was JUST about to come in here to post this.

I'm not opening that vid tonight, though. I'm the only person in the apartment.

>>386108149
no you are not

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Problem is most horror games have a gimmick which only works one or two times before you get the mechanics down and the game ceases to be scary. It's hard to pad things out over several hours.

>>386106537
True

>>386106537
You wanna know why they aren't scary? Because you have no fear of death. Death or physical hurt is why we are scared.
In a game you can pause, look away, and even just turn it off and you know this. No actual fear of death because it's just a game and you know this subconsciously.

VR games will fix this. in VR you can't turn your head to look away for realsies, you just stay in the world, engrossed in it's plot. When they get more advanced I can almost guarantee they will scare you, because you will have that fear anon.

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>>386108236
Yes, I fucking am. Stop shitposting.

how about shrek simulator?

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>>386108395
>Tfw spooked when alone
Gimme comfort hugs

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>>386108543
Not falling for your tricks, demon. Now get out.

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>>386108609
Just look in your closet, Anon. Come here and give me hugs.

>>386107246
Whoa, is this a re-run? Having that much HP and Stasis at that point is absurd

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>>386108695
Only thing in there was a toothbrush. Now get out of my thread before I dick you to hell.

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>>386108827
>Look in closet
>Only thing in there was a toothbrush.

>>386108135
>Soma
Just beat the game and it wasn't really scary. Most enemies have easily manipulated gimmicks

>>386108827
>A toothbrush in the closet

Anon, you aren't alone. Call the cops

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>>386108873
>>386108915
What, do people not keep their spare toothbrushes in the closet?

>>386108963
Yeah, if their PC is set up in the bathroom.

>>386108827
I never said I was in there, was I? Take that toothbrush and put it back in the bathroom where it belongs; I'll be waiting for that dicking.

>>386108963
Anon, are you the monster?

>>386108827
sauce

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>>386109000
Your PC isn't in the bathroom?

>>386109128
No. he's in your bathroom

>>386108905
The philosophical and existential implications are what fucked me up desu, monsters were meh

>this door at this place seems sketchy as fuck
>start opening it and run back to hide
>yep, monster
>walk past it without a problem because I had a head start
>read about the different monsters later
>apparently this was the hardest one in the game

When you start understanding triggers in vidya it loses a lot of its magic

>>386109120
https://exhentai.org/g/208977/5ad1ef0208/

>>386109184
Nigga, I'M in the bathroom. I moved my PC and two monitors in here so I could shit while playing Diablo.

>>386109254
Could you please give me a link so that I don't have to sign up for any shitty secret clubs.

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>>386109705

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>tfw giant coward and jumpscares put me off games completely

>>386109705
breh

https://e-hentai.org/g/208977/5ad1ef0208/

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>>386109909
Same. I don't even know why, I just can't handle jumpscares. Even ones I know are coming.

>>386109909
>>386110057
Pretty much. Although I can take vidya much better than movies, since I'm in control of everything when I know something is about to happen. And there's so many movies that seem really interesting...

>>386109945
>gallery not found

>>386106879
>amnesia: the dark descent is scary
Until the purple jam starts oozing from the walls. Why didn't they make it red?
It took me right out of the game

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I don't like these kinds of threads.

>>386107912
>>386108149
oh no, I'm curious now to watch the vid, but don't want to be scared. wat do?

>>386107912
Who was screaming a the end?

>>386110557
Just watch it anon. What's the worst that could happen?

>>386110630
you

>>386110557
Play the game instead, fag

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>>386110664

I have to admit, I never really played any horror games beside the old Silent Hill games on consoles. What are some good PC horror games to get into?
Maybe ones that don't spoop me too much? I'm not into FPS and first person perspectives always spook me.

>>386110730
is the fun factor worth all of the stress of bein terrified?

>>386111063
Yes, of course

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After completing Amnesia I don't have fear anymore.

>>386111057
Alan Wake

>>386109909
This. Even things in non-horror games that could be perceived as jumpscares like an enemy attacking me from behind scares the shit out of me.

>>386111485
Amnesia is the least scary game that company made

>>386111759
What other games did they make?

>>386112024
Penumbra series and Soma.
A Machine for Pigs doesn't count
Justine is DLC-tier short but I almost shat myself a few times playing it

horror games are scary.

>>386112272
I thought Soma was pretty shitty actually and Catherine was an infuriating stupid bitch.

>>386112387
>I thought Soma was pretty shitty actually
why though

It was far from flawless but I liked it a lot
I've always been interested in abyssopelagic stuff so there's that

>>386112498
Oops I meant pretty shitty horror-wise, I liked the plot idea as it had a lot of potential but it felt like a long walking simulator that didn't scare me at all. The conclusion was disappointing though.

>>386107912
>screaming chasing enemy
I hate it when horror games do this.

>>386111759
>>386112272
> Penumbra

Spiders and old men aren't scary. Worm was tense, too bad it appears only like a few times.

>>386113993
>reducing horror games to first degree threats and monsters
why do you keep doing this

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>play silent hill
>monsters are so slow and retarded that you can just walk/run past everything
>ammo/health packs fucking everywhere
>radio tells you how far monsters are or if there are any at all
why do people say these games are scary

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F.E.A.R. scared me

>>386109705

https://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/1455923

>>386112387
Catherine is smart and cool
Simon is the dumbass

>>386106537
p.t.

>>386112272
Of course AMfP doesn't count. It was made by The Chinese Room

>>386106537
>there is no scary horror ga-
https://youtu.be/B0fm2lRrEg0?t=30

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>>386107912
>rather than actual spooky sounds, it's just overblown screams at 5x the volume of everything else and almost epileptic levels of white flashes
Why did they think this was a good idea?

>>386106537
I love spooky atmosphere and monsters, What i hate is obnoxiously loud sound effects meant to startle you.

>>386118297
Because they were aiming at the streamer audience

>>386108135
I actually found Black Plague to be kind of a let down
I played it after Amnesia, and maybe it spoiled me.
I mean I had a fuckin' great time with the whole Penumbra series but it felt more like psychological thriller than a horror game.

>>386107912
>9:10
Love how in vids like this you can see the player jolt the mouse. Like in this one https://youtu.be/oR6WBGKw0MA
SS2 was spooky sometimes.

>>386119461
The scariest thing in that video is the graphics.

>>386120103
Haha real original man lol!

Get the fuck off my board you god damn child

>>386110497
But it was red. Are you colorblind?

>>386120173
Pretending graphics that ugly don't ruin the atmosphere and immersion, which are essential to horror games, is literally delusional.

>>386120293
Nigger I first played it like 2 months ago. Nobody cares about graphics, just art style. You're obviously 10 if you think thats bad.

not really a horror game but it would be cool if it was and not vr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-dqHHrzawo

>>386120293
>this game from 98' isn't up to 2017 standards, how can this be

"No visual content in games or movies can scare me, it's all boring"

I hate cunts like you. I bet tickles don't work on you either and you wear t shirts during winters. Fuck you.

>>386106537

Cry of Fear.

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>>386120460
I get spooked easily and I am very ticklish. I hate it

>>386120460
>bro its not even cold

>>386120380
Playing this outdated shit when we have genuinely amazing horror experiences now like Amnesia and Soma is really sad. I feel bad for you more than anything. You don't know how great horror games can be. You should try them, you won't even want to look at that old game after that. It's wonderful here in modern times, feel free to join us.

>>386120556
This is some serious bait but in case its not, don't talk shit about games you haven't played just because they're older than you.

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>>386120478
>For some reason, decide to watch a few of its mod reviews as background noise
>Everyone's complaining about level design, cramped spaces and even difficulty
The nerve these people have to call themselves reviewers I swear.

>>386120556
I don't want to just walk around while spooky shit happens, those are the worst horror games. Ooh you have limited oil in your lantern, deep gameplay

>>386120612
>don't talk shit about games you haven't played
Not wasting my time playing bad games is a sign of good time management. That's a good thing. Please, actually do try the newer stuff. There are some good recommendations in this thread. It'll bring a whole new understanding of the potential of this genre.

>>386120713
Exactly my problem with most horror games. They're just walking simulators with no real gameplay except for ZOMG RUN!!! and mediocre tl;dr plots

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The sounds the enemies in SS1 made always spooked the fuck out of me

>>386120823
I played Slender the Arrival once bevause some faggot gifted it to me and I was just walking around for like 30 minutes with nothing to do, and I started getting really annoyed because I was so fucking bored then every few minutes "ooh spooky man" but he would never do anything. I kept trying to run up to him and let him kill me and nothing would ever happen. God damn that game pissed me off. Can't believe it was so popular.

>>386107912
What's with flashing porn pictures in this game?

>>386106537
right now? yes...
but silent hill 2-3 where awesome horror games
and the 1st resident evil was also scary...

Obligatory bag of milky ways
https://youtu.be/IWWkrmx0tC8

>>386121164
What the fuck is this shit

>>386121164
Please leave.

the fatal frame games are also very scary

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Scary how? Picture related gave me somewhat of a nightmare, but I wouldn't call it scary outright. More like creepy and disturbing.

Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth, during the flying polyp part, scared the absolute shit out of me.

>>386121164
If I played a horror game with someone and they reacted like this I'd kick their ass

Silent Hill is pretty scary.

>>386108963
>do people not keep their spare toothbrushes in the closet?
Imagine being on this site this long.

>>386121410
The scariest part for me was when they changed shit up that you thought you knew. Like you'd go in a bathroom, then come back out and you don't realize you're somehow on a diffetent floor. Or you go outside and a road you walked on is now a hole. You'd go up some stairs and now theres a solid wall where the exit was supposed to be.

>>386121234
>>386121238
Funny how time changed perception. 8 years ago streaming didn't exist much and so this was considered funny, not cancerous.
But I guess you wouldn't know that, underage newfags.

>>386121164
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DK88pzmUiM

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>>386106537
Sure if you're a jaded normalfag who goes into each horror game with a bravado and something to prove. If you're playing with 40 lights on in your house, with 4 friends surrounding you, with an attitude that you're not gonna let the game scare you so your ego doesn't get attacked then yes nothing will ever scare you and the genre isnt for you.

>>386121596
>underage
The thing is we grew up. Obviously you haven't if you think this is funny.

>>386120494
Who dis?

>>386121596
It doesn't matter how it was delivered, streamed or not, its not funny in any way and it never was. Unless you were fucking 5 years old 8 years ago.

>>386121596
>so this was considered funny
Nah dog your post is funny

>>386106537
>People tell me Resident Evil is scary
>Play 4
>It's a cheesy horror, can't take it seriously
>Anons recommend 1 and 2
>Worst I get from 1 is a cheap jumpscare like once

Is 2 worth playing?

>>386121397
Stop lying on the internet you weak pussy.

>>386121983
play fatal frame, maybe you will like it

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>>386121748
It's Tenshi from Touhou.

>>386121983
4 was meant to be cheesy, don't take it seriously. The only fear that was supposed to come out of it was tense situations like crowds. But thats really just the village mob sequence in the beginning.

>>386122028
You're missing his point which is its extremely obnoxious. You must be the guy who thought it was funny.

>>386121596
>This fucking faggot
I know the video, I saw it to its entirety when it released due to people like you linking it. The bit you're talking about got at most a smile out of me that isn't enough to counteract the sheer cancer that is the rest. It was only ever funny to the Pewdiepie crowd, and if you were ever a part of that then you're still an underaged faggot in my eyes.

Should've just posted the fucking singular clip instead of the whole video you retarded cunt.

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>>386106537
>tfw to smart for horror

>>386106879
>Amnesia
I bet you think Penumbra was scary too.

>>386121983
I'm not someone who finds horror games not scary in general, but I honestly never thought of the classic RE games as particularly terrifying. They're tense due to the survival aspect, and sometimes creepy, but never really scary.

>tfw unironically find Outlast a great horror game
Not like it's "scary" or anything I hardly get actually "scared" by things now, be it movies or games, I prefer -enjoying- them cause I'm a massive horror fan but what they really nailed was the atmosphere, seriously it was fucking great. Also liked the level design and the pretty immersive gameplay. The only minus was shitty AI and annoying braindead "enemies". Btw Whistleblower was my personal DLCOTY. Like, holy fuck.
Didn't play Outlast 2 tho cause the abscense of the asylum setting was a big turn-off for me. Not really sure if it's worth it at all.

>>386121596
Show me a birth date on an ID and prove to me you're not at least 15

>>386107912
JUMPSCARES
ARE
NOT
HORROR
Everything else is super good but the fucking loud noise and flashing border just ruin it completely

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No vidya will ever manage to be as unnerving as Ted the Caver.

>>386122398
Summary please. The pasta seems to be a novel.

>>386122398
Fuck yeah, Ted the Caver was awesome.

>>386111759
Amnesia is plenty scary if you play it truly blind and don't experiment with the gameplay mechanics.

Well, the first half anyway. Gets unscary later on.

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>>386107912
>jump scares
>scary

>>386108905
I didn't consider SOMA a horror game but it was a nice treat. I fell for the angler fish's lure which freaked me out tho.

>>386122196
I've never played it, but if I can't get past the first 30 minutes of amnesia, then that's probably too scary for me

>>386122548
If you don't like it, then stop reading. Only fools use summaries and reviews to choose what they consume.

>>386113993
WARNING: Old men

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Hey kid? Wanna make a snuff film??

>>386113993
>old men
what?

>>386120460
Yooo 30 degrees is my comfort zone whats wrong with t shirts in winter?

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>>386109909
I feel you bro, I can't even play shit like FNAF because of the anticipation of the jump scare. I just lock up and reflexively hit the quit button.

Before it was patched I only managed to get through the first night because I figured out it was possible to win by doing literally nothing the entire night.
I watched the computer from across the room and the sound off just in case.

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>>386107912
I downloaded it. Got spooked once, now i can't bring myself to play it again.

>>386106537
The scariest games tend to not be "horror" games.

>>386109909
The problem is that horror games tend to only be temporarily scary.

Either your character becomes more powerful and is able to handle the threats more easily, the "mystery" of the horror around you is revealed to you and is no longer scary, or you just manage to analyze the way the game functions enough for it to become predictable.

>>386107912

They should really remove that flashing white light and the weird loud noise at the start of the encounter. It just breaks immersion and makes it less scary.

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>>386106947
You also have to be in the right mindset to play a horror game. There's a lot of people out there who say shit like OP but when you ask them if they immersed themselves in the game they go "lol what? I played it with by buddies in a well lit room. We were joking around and drinking beer too!"

If you never immerse yourself in a horror game it stands no chance of scaring you.

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>>386106537
The west can`t into horror.

The asians can

Fatal Frame 1 and 2 are amazing
Even better is White Day, which is getting a remake next month but I wouldn't have my hopes very high for it.

>>386108135
I really like the Penumbra series but I would say SOMA is more of a psychological thriller than it is a horror game. Still, it's one of my favorites.

>>386122687
I don't want an evaluation, I want to know what it's about, you moron.

>>386121380
this game was the biggest nope i have ever encountered

>>386106537

The Letter is creepy.

SOMA has some spooky parts.

Condemed is great.

COC: DCOTE is great but flawed.

CryoStasis is a broken beauty.

>>386110630
It's down to speculation.

Apparently it's ethier the killer or you being tortured.

>>386107912
So some anon posted that there was a third ending that required using a flash light glitch in the sugar tunnels resulting in an incomplete cinematic for a third ending.

Is this total bullshit?

>>386116408

Simon 2.0/3.0 are ancient legacy scans of a brain damaged man in the body of a dead woman.

I would have loved to see Dr. Munchies' legacy scan in a robot and been able to talk to him; I don't understand why they even had his scan in the computer if they didn't plan on using it.

I have a thing for really obscure but spooky as fuck online indie games.

Anybody have any of those?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz2-olqnDXM

>>386125432

Why, which part made you NOPE?

The first jump scare I got was when I clicked new game and the ghost rushed down the aisle at the screen while screaming.

The QTE where she smiles and comes walking towards you was also NOPE worthy.

I heard the game is super long, is this accurate?

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>being older than 12
>unironically thinking jumpscares are a good form of horror

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This is the best horror game to ever come out.

Reality is scarier than any game.

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Wouldn't call this "scary" but holy shit the levels of pure fear and paranoia this fucker gives me makes it impossible to play.

>>386122548
There is no summary. It is what it is.

The only games that really spooked me is the Dead Space series. Not because of the jump scares, but the concept of the baddies.

Ancient fleshy creatures the size of the fucking moon drifting through the void, planting psychic signal transmitters that allow them to brainwash intelligent life into building psychic signal amplifiers that can also mutate necrotic flesh into creatures they control with the grand goal of consuming the living on a planetary scale to birth a new moon monster. These assholes are unfathomably ancient and there are a fuck ton of them. For each one, another planet full of life was devoured.

The spooky part though, is how the reason why Man has not encountered alien life other than the Necromorphs is because they already consumed them. For all we know in the games, Earth is the last planet with life in the fucking galaxy.

At least they had the balls to finally end the series after the DLC for 3. A bunch of the moons came and fucked Earth. And after all the biomatter is gathered, a new moon will form and drift through the void with the rest until they find another planet to eat.

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>>386109254

>>386106947
To be fair DS2 wasn't overly scary, became a lot more action based, but gotta say when I saw the Ishimura again I was very much anxious

>>386135003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvon3tZFcoc